Kiu it is then- he was out in time to reasonably do it; Vlad and Denz have to jump aboard as the ship is taking off!
And as you are about to find out, Denz, it is a pretty big explosion yes, though it's hardly going to break the planet open.
The generator detonates, sending out a flashily computer generated energy wave that your ship sturggles to thrust away from. The edge of the blast catches the ship, sending it tumbling; time for Kiu to make his Pilot roll...
Two successes! He keeps the thing in the air! It tumbles nearly down to the ground but he pulls up and out just in time.
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Shield disruption detected. Federation fleet is in firing position. 30 seconds beforw shield stabilises.
The part of the planet the fleet is over represented on the command table has been coloured green; now it turns red as the hazard registers.
There's a certain amount of panic.